Augustin Hadelich Wins Inaugural Warner Music Prize

Violinist Augustin Hadelich has won the first annual Warner Music Prize, established earlier this year to recognize a classical musician under the age of 35 with a $100,000 cash prize and the opportunity to make a recording for Warner Classics.

Hadelich was chosen by a jury of well-known classical musicians and music industry leaders. He was chosen from 16 finalists, all instrumentalists and singers who performed at Carnegie Hall during the 2014-15 season.

Hadelich was the Gold Medalist at the 2006 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and other awards include an Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, and Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award.

Born in Italy to German parents, Hadelich now resides in New York City. He plays the 1723 “Ex-Kiesewetter” Stradivari violin, on loan from Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.